Custom spellcheck dictionaries for different projects.
I want to add my character and place names etc. to the dictionary so that Dabble will let me know if I type a name wrong. But each book uses different names and right now I seem forced to use a single shared dictionary across all projects, so the choice is either add the words, and risk them not being shown as a typo if used in the wrong book, or don't add the words, and risk them not being shown as a typo if used in the right book. Lose/Lose!
Comments: 8
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18 Aug, '20
SharonThis would be a fantastic addition. Any fantasy or scifi writer could find this useful in world building.
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06 Sep, '20
Guido F. ManzanoIn addition, I'd love to have access to the personalized dictionary, in case I wrote it wrong, and edit it. Also, for adding items or words to the personalized dictionary, sometimes is impossible, due to the infinitely large list of words, and can't scroll down to the option. I would be nice to be able to scroll the list actually.
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20 Jun, '21
John LThis would be fantastic, and it's important that it be editable (because I'll make mistakes or change my mind about a name) and project-specific. It would be extra great if you could "attach" multiple custom dictionaries to a project. For instance, if you're working on a series, there will some characters and world elements common to the series as a whole and others that are introduced in a later project. This can be managed by just copying in the dictionary from the previous book in the series, and that level of editability is more important than allowing multiple dictionaries per project, but it would be cleanest to have multiple dictionaries per project.
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20 Dec, '21
Crystal MergedWhen autocorrect catches a custom name from our writing I would like the ability to add it to a custom dictionary that auto populates into its own section that we could independently edit, and add definitions to. When "Add to Dictionary," is selected you can choose to add it to "Name" "Location" "Object" "Verb" "Adverb" "Pronoun" etc.
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26 Dec, '21
JohnBredesen Admin"Custom Dictionary" (suggested by Crystal on 2021-12-20), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
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04 Mar, '22
Rory MergedThe ability to add words to a story-specific dictionary would be useful for writing fiction that has made up words in it, without messing up the spell-check system for all other documents
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05 Mar, '22
JohnBredesen Admin"Make a dictionary specific to a story" (suggested by Rory on 2022-03-04), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
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12 Oct, '23
Barry MorleyI use medical specialty words, which the dictionary wont recognise. There are also English words that are simply not recognised eg spruiking.
Hence there needs to be a capacity to add to the dictionary.